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Originally Posted by M. Krass
Of course, I’m not surprised that the backpedaling you’ve begun will continue as you go off trying to pretend that you haven’t expressed such sentiment.
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It's imporant to make a distinction between my beliefs and my arguments in this thread. You may think I'm backpedaling, I'm not. When I started the thread I fuly intended to support my view point until the end. I would be lying if I said I wasn't hoping you would participate in this thread.
My Beliefs:
I believe that women should not have to be a part of the draft. If they would like to participate in the military they can volunteer. They should even be able to volunteer for front line combat positions. Women should also be able to vote regardless on whether they are registered for the draft or have volunteered in the military.
My Argument in the Thread:
My hope was that we could have an intelligent discussion of this. Why should a woman receive the benefit of voting, if she has no military responsibility?
I've seen an argument that says the reason they haven't registered for the draft is because they can't. The feminist movement has given women all of the positive benifets of male US citizens, why haven't they asked for the negative ones? Or more specifically to this thread, why haven't you said you personally would accept a military responsibilty? You don't mind having the freedoms of a US citizen as long as other people (read: men) die.
I don't understand how it's bigoted, sexist, and hateful if all I'm looking for is for you to agree on equality. Is it not equal for drafted men and drafted women to stand next to each other and bare arms during a war?